Use of psychometric testing in defining intelligence

Jon Michael Jachimowicz

ISBN 10: 3656401950 / ISBN 13: 9783656401957

Editore: GRIN Verlag, 2013

Use of psychometric testing in defining intelligence | Jon Michael Jachimowicz | Taschenbuch | Aus der Reihe: [.] stipendiaten-wissen, Vol. 686 | 16 S. | Englisch | 2013 | GRIN Verlag | EAN 9783656401957 | Verantwortliche Person für die EU: GRIN Publishing GmbH, Waltherstr. 23, 80337 München, info[at]grin[dot]com | Anbieter: preigu Print on Demand. Codice articolo 105993263

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Essay from the year 2012 in the subject Psychology - Learning Psychology, Intelligence Research, grade: 20, University of St Andrews, language: English, abstract: Researchers widely disagree on a common definition of intelligence (Sternberg & Berg, 1986), conceptually describing it as "a general capacity for inferring and applying relationships drawn from experience" (Herrnstein & Murray, 1994), emphasizing that "it is not merely book learning []; [it is] a broader and deeper capability for comprehending our surroundings []" (Gottfredson, 1997). In stark contrast are more operational definitions based on psychometric intelligence measures, such as "Intelligence is what the tests test" (Boring, 1923), or "a person's score on a statistically determined set of questions" (Herrnstein & Murray, 1994). Although having supported the theoretical development of intelligence, psychometric tests have been criticized for their over-simplification, inaccuracies and potential misuse (Nisbett et al, 2012). This essay will focus on evaluating potential benefits and drawbacks of using psychometric intelligence tests to help define intelligence, concentrating on the most dominant 'IQ' test, for which the bulk of evidence exists. [...]

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Data di pubblicazione: 2013
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